Chapter 69 Worry and Fear
And now.
In a courtyard in the desolate area of Yushan in the northwest, people were actually talking about the "culprit" who had caused the chaos.
This is something that no one could have imagined, let alone dared to think about.
Precisely because they were fully aware of the disasters that the military strategy had caused, the eyes of Lian Jing and the other three were filled with shock and anxiety.
Lian Mingli looked up inadvertently and saw the shock and anxiety in the eyes of his parents and uncle and aunt. He had some vague guesses in his mind, but since he said he wanted to tell everyone, he had to continue.
Then, she put away her speculations, her face set, and she whispered, "Today, I will first talk about the first set of strategies for victory. The so-called strategies for victory are strategies that are in an absolutely advantageous position. They are also the techniques for rulers to control their subjects, and for large countries to control small ones."
"The first strategy is to deceive the world and cross the sea. This literally means crossing the sea in broad daylight without letting anyone know. It describes a great deception and lie. At first glance, it seems that any means of deception will be used."
Lian Mingxu said: "Isn't this teaching people to lie?"
Lian Mingli smiled and whispered, "Yes and no. A deceptive scheme involves repeatedly using disguises to confuse and deceive the opponent, causing them to let down their guard. Then, suddenly acting, one achieves victory."
Lian Mingxu said again: "Disguise"
"Yes, disguise. However, this disguised method must be used openly and honestly to confuse the enemy. This is what the military strategy calls concealment."
At this point, Lian Minglou, who had been silent the entire time, spoke up, "The art of war says that secret strategies are often hidden within public affairs. This must be referring to the strategy of concealing the truth from the world."
"When you're fully prepared, you're more likely to become complacent and lose your vigilance. At this point, if the enemy hides their secret plan within something public, and it develops to a certain point, it becomes the most hidden form of covert, making it impossible for the enemy to defend themselves."
Lian Jing also spoke up, "This strategy of deceiving the world is different from deceiving superiors and subordinates. It's actually a way of confusing the other party, making them mistakenly think what you will do, and then giving them a heavy blow when they least expect it."
"Although both deceiving superiors and subordinates to some extent contain deception, their motives, nature, and purpose are different and cannot be confused."
Listening to Lian Jing's explanation, some things that I didn't understand suddenly became clear.
Lian Mingli took advantage of this opportunity to summarize this strategy: "The use of deception often stems from our familiarity with certain things in our observation and handling of matters, which leads to oversight and laxity, either consciously or unconsciously. This allows us to take advantage of this opportunity to conceal certain actions by pretending to be false and then seize the opportunity to achieve victory by surprise."
Xu Yuzhu, who had spent several years in the military camp, nodded and said, "So that's how it is. Actually, this strategy has appeared on the battlefield before, but I never expected it to be the first of the Thirty-Six Stratagems."
After saying that, he suddenly turned his head to look at Lian Mingli and asked, "Third Brother, is trapping the enemy without fighting also a strategy?"
Hearing this, Lian Mingli smiled slightly and nodded in response, "Yes. The complete sentence of this strategy is actually 'to trap the enemy without fighting, to weaken the strong and strengthen the weak.' It refers to the fourth strategy in the first set of victory strategies - to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out."
Hearing Lian Mingli's words, Xu Yuzhu looked at him in surprise and said, "It's true. My father used this strategy before. It turns out that the Thirty-Six Stratagems have been used unconsciously."
"Old man, this 'waiting for the enemy to tire themselves out' doesn't mean trapping the enemy first, or not attacking first, but conserving our energy and waiting for the right opportunity."
"Brother, I understand that. But it depends on the situation at the time. As the saying goes, it's best to strike first. So no matter what strategy you use, you must analyze the current situation and make the best decision for yourself."
Listening to what Lian Mingli, who was only eight years old, said, Lian Jing and Xu Yuzhu really didn't know what to say.
This child has been smart since he was young. Whether it is knowledge or martial arts, this child not only understands it quickly, but also has a strong ability to draw inferences from one instance.
Unexpectedly, the child had grown up without their knowledge.
If even a little bit of what he said were to be revealed, it would cause a lot of trouble, or even bring disaster.
Fortunately, this child knows how to hide his incompetence, otherwise, he would be in danger!
Just as Lian Jing and Xu Yuzhu were pondering, Lian Mingtao asked, "Old man, what does this mean by sacrificing strength and benefiting the soft?"
"Brother Mingtao, this 'loss of the hard and the benefit of the soft' is actually based on the hexagram's description of the interaction of hardness and softness, and the universal principle and law of change. This strategy is based on the principle of the loss hexagram, using hardness to represent the enemy and softness to represent oneself."
Lian Mingli said this and looked at his cousin Lian Mingtao. "To trap the enemy, we can use active defense to slowly wear down their manpower, weakening them from strength to strength. We can then take advantage of the situation and turn ourselves from passive to active. From this, we can draw a conclusion: direct attack is not necessary to achieve victory."
Listening to the childish voice explaining the strategies of war in a clear and logical manner, Lian Jing and Lian Qin looked at Lian Mingli with complicated eyes.
At the same time, the two brothers were still puzzled: When this child was in the capital, apart from being a little stronger, there seemed to be nothing special about him. But now that he has arrived in Yushan...
The more he thought about it, the more moist Lian Jing's eyes became.
Only then did he understand why there was a look of fear in his wife's eyes.
At this moment, he couldn't help but feel worried...
Although we are in Yushan in the northwest now, who can tell who the people around us are?
Just as Lian Jing was thinking about what he should do next, Lian Mingli started talking to the others about "taking advantage of the situation"...
Originally, studying literature only took two hours, but today the study time has exceeded two hours.
Jiang Yun saw that the children were still excited today, so she looked up at the sky, estimated the time, and left the study group.
The same is true for Xu Yuzhu.
The two sisters-in-law walked into the kitchen one after another and started to prepare dinner for them.
For dinner today, Xu Yuzhu used the flour her daughter brought out, and then kneaded the dough and rolled it out.
Jiang Yun calmly lit the fire to boil water, and then put seasonings into each bowl.
Looking at the fine salt in the salt jar, Jiang Yun's eyes flickered again. She had a strong feeling that this fine salt was the fine salt used in the mansion, but her sister-in-law and the others didn't bring it with them at that time...
Although she was very confused, Jiang Yun did not ask any questions. She thought that it might be Li Zi's manager who helped to find them. After all, no matter how she looked at it, it seemed that the manager was deliberately taking care of her sister-in-law's family.
And their family, following their eldest brother and sister-in-law out of that house, not only did they no longer have to endure bullying, but even the smiles on the children's faces became much more genuine.
She felt that she would accept such days even if she had to eat coarse food, at least she would feel comfortable.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yun glanced at the open kitchen door again and smiled faintly. She then quickly helped Xu Yuzhu put the rolled dough into the boiling water, stirred it with chopsticks, covered the pot and continued to cook...
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